Suspect in police chase has been caught

Danville police officer injured

7:14 AM,
May 20, 2013

Joshua T. Baldridge

Written by

Linda Martz
News Journal

An 18-year-old was in custody Sunday afternoon, after a police chase and crash that began in Mount Vernon around 6 a.m. Sunday in which the suspect allegedly struck and injured a Danville police officer.

Joshua T. Baldridge, 18, of Mount Vernon, was being held in the Knox County Jail Sunday afternoon.

Knox County Sheriff David Shaffer said early reports indicate that Danville Police Officer Chad Lishness, struck while trying to lay spike strips to stop the suspect vehicle, is in good condition at Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus. ...